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• Snuggie Will Make You Warm and Popular

  A little while ago, Steph introduced you to the Slanket: a revolutionary blanket with arms that would keep you toastier than ever before. Little did any of us know that the Slanket was the mere tip of the blanket-with-arms iceberg. Not only does the Slanket have a vicious competitor, the Snuggie; apparently, there is an all-out war happening between Slanket and Snuggie owners.  Here's the lowdown: the Snuggie folks claim that their armed blanket of choice is cheaper, hipper, and even cult-worthy: Read More... Posted Mar 30 2009, 11:26 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: cheap, blankets, snuggie

• Got a Penny? Get New Music

  [Photo via]  Ah, budgeting. So adult, yet such a bummer. In the past few months, I've done everything from handwashing my clothes to starting the Mission burrito diet (not so much a healthy thing, but a way to spend about five bucks for a whole day's worth of calories). One of the most painful results has been a drastic reduction in my music spending.  But finally, a bright spot in the budget blues! The Amoeba Blowout eBay store is offering CDs for one single penny: Read More... Posted Mar 26 2009, 09:29 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: eBay, Music, cheap

• World's Cheapest Car

  No, I mean the world's cheapest car that actually works: Read More... Posted Mar 06 2009, 11:32 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: car, cheap

• Future Investment: Batman Throws In The Towel

  The "Batman R.I.P." storyline concludes today in Batman #681. Bruce Wayne is hanging up the cowl; a big day in comic history! Sure this already happened in the early 90s when Bane broke his back and Bruce Wayne reemerged as Batman a few months later. And Bruce Wayne will probably come back as Batman yet again. Regardless, this issue is bound to be a collector's item. Buy two copies: one to read and one to seal forever. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2008, 01:45 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: books, Comics, batman, cheap, investment

• Make it Snow, Make it Snow, Make it Snow

  I grew up in New York, so it's not like snow is a strange thing to me. But going to college, I met people who had literally never seen snow before, and completely regressed the second the first flurry fell. If you don't ever get to a snowy area of the nation, though, you might want to check this out: Read More... Posted Nov 06 2008, 03:01 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: toys, cheap, snow